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Jasprit Bumrah vs Andy Roberts
- Thread starter PlayerComparisons
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DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
From Jan 1st 1995
McGrath in SL : 3 Tests. 6 wickets. Avg of 35.
McGrath in Pak : 3 Tests. 12 wickets. Avg of 29.
McGrath vs SA : 14 Tests. 51 wickets. Avg of 26.
Johan
International Debutant
his SA record I can see as a flaw, other two? not so much
Arachnödouche2.0
U19 Debutant
This is turning out to be a watershed series for Jasprit. He's conclusively leapfrogging a ton of greats. Next two Tests are crucial from his personal standing pov: (a) he has to play both, and (b) he has to perform at the level he's established so far
DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
Allan Donald gets a lot of flak for not performing great against Australia.
14 Tests. 53 wickets. Avg of 31 and SR of 61.
McGrath is not given the same criticism for not being that great against his best opponent SouthAfrica.
17 Tests. 57 wickets. Avg of 27.3 and SR of 71.
I rate McGrath slightly higher because of the longevity factor but it looks like the same argument used to knock down Donald doesn’t get applied to Glen.
14 Tests. 53 wickets. Avg of 31 and SR of 61.
McGrath is not given the same criticism for not being that great against his best opponent SouthAfrica.
17 Tests. 57 wickets. Avg of 27.3 and SR of 71.
I rate McGrath slightly higher because of the longevity factor but it looks like the same argument used to knock down Donald doesn’t get applied to Glen.
DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
McGrath having just one 5-Fer in 17 matches in Asia is not that impressive.
I rate McGrath over Steyn but the latter can win matches single handedly in Asian pitches unlike McGrath.
Johan
International Debutant
Really fighting the urge to make a parody of your argument against O Reilly and England but with Steyn and Asia this time.
Regardless, Steyn is better in India/Sri Lanka/Pakistan but I'd take McGrath outside those countries very easily.
DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
100% agree
DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
Not really. But okay.
DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
Every great bowler with the possible exception of Marshall has some flaw in their record. That’s why I said if Bumrah can get to 300+ Tests wickets at an average below 21 and can improve his record against NewZealand, he has an argument for being Top 3 or even the best ever.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Marshall had his bulk of career in a relatively short span compared to the likes of McGrath, Hadlee and Murali
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Yea as great as Bumrah is, I don’t think he’ll really ever reach McGrath/Marshall level although I’ve joked about it before. Quality of batting is really starting to decline because of T20s
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
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Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
just how bowling friendly is this era? Bowling average in Bumrah's games is 26.8 compared to McGrath's 31.9
Still should end up in the top 10 though
DrWolverine
State Vice-Captain
Let’s say he ends up with
75 Tests. 330 wickets. Average of 19.8.
And he has an ATG series in NZ(only flaw in his record)
kyear2
International Coach
Just how poor the batting is?Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
just how bowling friendly is this era? Bowling average in Bumrah's games is 26.8 compared to McGrath's 31.9
Kirkut
International Regular
Marshall didn't have the perfect record in NZ either. He averages in 30s or something.
All bowlers have at least one country where things never work out despite best of efforts.
Everything I think. Poor bats, good bowlers, and bowling friendly pitches.
kyear2
International Coach
Exactly.
kyear2
International Coach
3 matches while dealing with a back injury, while the others retired or were sent home. Only reason he played.
kyear2
International Coach
Yeah. This is not a bad time to be a pacer.